Brinje, Stari grad Sokolac

Brinje

Stari grad Sokolac / Sokolac Castle

Brinje, Stari grad Sokolac

Stari grad u Brinju, poznat i kao Sokolac, jedan je oltar manirističkih stilskih obilježja. U nišu njego-
od važnijih sačuvanih plemićkih gradova u Hrvat- va drugog kata uklopljen je osobito vrijedan gotič-
skoj, sjedište krčkih knezova. I prema povijesnim ki kip Bogorodice s Djetetom koji se pripisuje češ-
događajima i prema reprezentativnoj gradnji, vri- kom kulturnom krugu i datira u vrijeme oko 1420.
jedno je kulturno dobro, ujedno stoljećima poli- godine, u doba „mekog stila“ i „lijepih Madona“.
tičko, gospodarsko i kulturno središte prostora Smatra se da je skulptura u Brinje dospjela naj-
današnje Like. vjerojatnije putem rodbinskih veza među visokim
plemstvom i doticajima s kraljevskom kućom Ži-
U arhivskim dokumentima Brinje se prvi put spo- gmunda Luksemburškog, a na isti način tumači se
minje 1343. godine u pismima Bartola VII., i od i podrijetlo kamene polikromirane gotičke Pietà,
tada je povezano s obitelji Frankopan. Početkom koja se nalazi na kasnorenesansnom oltaru bočne
15. stoljeća Nikola IV. na uzvisini u središtu na- kapele, posvećenom Žalosnoj Gospi.
selja dao je izgraditi novu utvrdu. Na tom mjestu
arheološkim su istraživanjima potvrđeni ostaci Stari grad u Brinju napušten je još prije raspušta-
naselja gradinskog tipa iz starijeg željeznog doba, nja Vojne krajine potkraj 19. stoljeća i od tada
kao i stambenog objekta iz prve polovice 13. sto- počinje njegovo ubrzano propadanje. Znatno je
ljeća. Frankopanskom starom gradu pristupalo se stradao i u potresu 1917. te u urušavanju zapad-
sa zapada, kroz visoku ulaznu kulu. Središnji pro- nog pročelja kapele 1963. godine.
stor činilo je nepravilno dvorište koje je sa sjever-
ne strane zatvarao palas, na južnoj strani nalazile Obnova brinjskog Sokolca i kapele Svetog Trojstva
su se gospodarske zgrade, a na istočnoj gotička kontinuirano traje od šezdesetih godina prošloga
kapela Svetog Trojstva. Ispod utvrđenoga grada s stoljeća. Uz arheološka i konzervatorsko-restaura-
vremenom se razvilo podgrađe, vjerojatno zašti- torska istraživanja i izradu dokumentacije, sredstvi-
ćeno zidom ili palisadom. ma Ministarstva kulture RH i u suradnji s Konzerva-
torskim odjelom u Gospiću i Općinom Brinje, izvode
Sve do 1528. godine Brinje je, uz kraći prekid tije- se zahtjevni građevinski i restauratorski radovi, koje
kom vladavine kralja Matije Korvina, bilo u posje- je od 1984. godine vodio Restauratorski zavod Hr-
du članova obitelji Frankopan, a 1536. postalo je vatske (poslije Hrvatski restauratorski zavod). Godi-
dijelom sustava utvrda Vojne krajine. S vremenom ne 2009. dovršena je rekonstrukcija kapele i u njoj
se arhitektura staroga grada mijenjala i prilago- je otvorena trajna izložba, a u 2019. godini dovršeni
đavala novim vojnim potrebama i funkcijama, pa su radovi konstruktivne sanacije frankopanske kule
je na ulazu u podgrađe podignuta manja, četvero- te konzervatorsko-restauratorski radovi na pokret-
kutna kula, a cijeli prsten oko uzvisine utvrđen je nom inventaru kapele Svetog Trojstva.
zidinama i polukulama.
Budućim radovima, temeljem valorizacije rezulta-
Unatoč prvenstvenoj obrambenoj svrsi, u gradu ta svih provedenih istraživanja, prezentirat će se i
se i u 17. stoljeću uređuju stambeni, ali i sakralni ostali dijelovi Staroga grada u Brinju, što će prido-
prostori. U svetištu kapele Svetog Trojstva 1663. nijeti očuvanju i prepoznatljivosti toga vrijednog
godine postavljen je drveni, rezbareni i pozlaćeni nepokretnog kulturnog dobra.



Brinje, Sokolac Castle

The castle in Brinje, also known as Sokolac, is one statue of Virgin and Child, attributed to the Czech
of the most important preserved castles in Croatia, cultural circle and dated around 1420, the era of
and the former seat of the Counts of Krk. According “soft style” and “beautiful Madonnas”, was added
to historical events and representative buildings, it is to the second storey niche. The sculpture probably
a valuable part of Croatian cultural heritage, as well arrived in Brinje through family ties between high
as the political, economic, and cultural centre of Lika. nobility and contacts with the royal house of Sig-
mund of Luxembourg, and the origin of the stone
Archival documents mention Brinje for the first time polychrome gothic Pietà, located on the late Renais-
in 1343, in letters of Bartol VII, and it has been as- sance altar dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows in the
sociated with the Frankopan family ever since. At side chapel, is interpreted in the same way.
the beginning of the 15th century, Nikola IV built a
new fort on the hill in the centre of the settlement. The castle of Brinje was abandoned even before the
Archaeological excavations have confirmed the re- Military Frontier was abolished at the end of the 19th
mains of a hillfort settlement from the early Iron Age, century, and it started to deteriorate quickly. It was
as well as a residential building from the first half of also severely damaged in the 1917 earthquake, and
the 13th century. Frankopan castle was entered from in the collapse of the western façade of the chapel
the west through a high entrance tower. The central in 1963.
area consisted of an irregular courtyard with a palas
on the north side, outbuildings on the south side, The renovation of Sokolac Castle and the chapel of
and the Gothic chapel of the Holy Trinity on the east. the Holy Trinity has been under way since the 1960’s.
Over time, a settlement developed under the forti- In addition to archaeological and conservation re-
fied town, probably protected by a wall or palisade. search, and documentation, the funds of the Ministry
of Culture of the Republic of Croatia in cooperation
Brinje was the property of members of the Franko- with the Conservation Department in Gospić and the
pan family until 1528, with a brief interruption dur- Municipality of Brinje were used for demanding con-
ing the reign of King Matthias Corvinus. In 1536, struction and restoration carried out since 1984 by
it became part of a system of forts of the Military the Conservation Institute of Croatia (later Croatian
Frontier. The architecture of the castle changed Conservation Institute). The reconstruction of the
over time and adapted to new military needs and chapel was completed in 2009, and a permanent ex-
functions. A smaller, square tower was erected at hibition. The reconstruction of the Frankopan tower
the entrance to the settlement bellow the fort, and and the conservation of the movable inventory from
the entire ring around the hill was fortified with the chapel of the Holy Trinity was completed in 2019.
walls and half towers.
All work that will be carried out in the future, based
Despite its primary defensive purpose, residential on the valorisation of the results of all the research
and religious spaces were built in the city in the 17th that has been carried out, will be used to present
century. In 1663, a wooden, carved and gilded altar other parts of the Castle in Brinje, which will con-
in the Mannerism style was built in the shrine of the tribute to the preservation and recognition of the
Holy Trinity Chapel. A particularly valuable Gothic valuable immovable cultural property.











Izdavač: Hrvatski restauratorski zavod, www.h-r-z.hr / Za izdavača: dr. sc. Tajana Pleše / Stručni tim: dr. sc. Ana Azinović Bebek, Andrej Janeš,
dr. sc. Krasanka Majer Jurišić, Danuta Misiuda, Ana Škevin Mikulandra; Veljko Bartol, Željko Belić, Dragutin Furdi, Ida Gnjatović, Ivan Jengić,
Karmen Lentić, dr. sc. Domagoj Mudronja, Igor Oros, dr. sc. Ksenija Škarić, Ksenija Šestek Ručević, Aljoša Špaleta, Krešimir Valentak,
dr. sc. Martina Wolff Zubović; Vanina Topić / Tekst: dr. sc. Ana Azinović Bebek, dr. sc. Krasanka Majer Jurišić, Danuta Misiuda / Lektura: Rosanda
Tometić / Prijevod: Nataša Đurđević / Fotografije: Vid Barac, Jovan Kliska, Nikolina Oštarijaš, Jurica Škudar, Natalija Vasić / Grafičko oblikovanje:
Ljubo Gamulin / Zagreb, listopad 2019.

Publisher: Croatian Conservation Institute, www.h-r-z.hr / For the publisher: Tajana Pleše, PhD / Expert team: Ana Azinović Bebek, PhD, Andrej
Janeš, Krasanka Majer Jurišić, PhD, Danuta Misiuda, Ana Škevin Mikulandra; Veljko Bartol, Željko Belić, Dragutin Furdi, Ida Gnjatović, Ivan Jengić,
Karmen Lentić, Domagoj Mudronja, PhD, Igor Oros, Ksenija Škarić, PhD, Ksenija Šestek Ručević, Aljoša Špaleta, Krešimir Valentak, Martina
Wolff Zubović, PhD; Vanina Topić / Text: Ana Azinović Bebek, PhD, Krasanka Majer Jurišić, PhD, Danuta Misiuda / Translation: Nataša Đurđević
/ Photos: Vid Barac, Jovan Kliska, Nikolina Oštarijaš, Jurica Škudar, Natalija Vasić / Graphic design: Ljubo Gamulin / Zagreb , October 2019